1. Spanish-American War

2. Valeriano (“Butcher”) Weyler
February,1895, - Cuba
Spanish send Valeriano ("Butcher") Weyler to Cuba to put down Cuban rebellion
Cuban towns turned into concentration camps, rebels are tortured. Newspaper publishers Pulitzer and Hearst print sensational stories to boost circulation. This came to be known as “Yellow Journalism”

3. McKinley November,1896, - US McKinley elected president
There was two campaign promises: 1) Protect American business and 2) Free the Cuban people.

4. Dupuy de Lome February,9, 1898,- New York Journal
Negotiations between Spain and U.S. Broke down after insulting letters from Spanish ambassadors was published
Dupuy de Lome had written that President. McKinley was "weak and a wanna-be politician." He resigned, and though American people are angered

5. U.S.S. Maine February 15, 1898- Havana Harbor
U.S.S. Maine was blown-up
260 American sailors were killed after mysterious explosion. Yellow Press called for war against Spain ("Remember the Maine"), offer rewards for proof of Spanish plot.

6. Abmiral Dewey February, 25, 1898, - Washington D.C.
Assistant Secretary Theodore Roosevelt ordered Admiral Dewey to prepare for the Asian war
Roosevelt told Dewey to attack the Spanish fleet in the Philippines if a war breaks out between U.S. and Spain.

7. God Has Told Me April,11, 1898, - Wahington D.C.
President McKinley asks Congress to declare war on Spain
Although Spain agrees to all American demands, McKinley tells Congress that God has told him to attack the Spanish forces.

8. Dewey Sinks May,1, 1898, - Manila Bay Dewey sunk Spanish fleet.
In only seven hours, the entire Spanish Asian fleet was sunk. U.S. suffers only one death.

9. San Juan Hill June, 1898, - Santiago, Cuba
Roosevelt's Rough Riders take San Juan Hill
Roosevelt achieves heroic stature for leading men (sans horses) up hill overlooking Santiago Harbor.

10. Spanish Caribbean Fleet
July, 3, 1898
Southern Cuban Coast
Americans destroyed Spanish Caribbean fleet
Every Spanish warship was sunk as the fleets tries to run to open sea.

11. Filipino War July, 1898-1902 Philippine Island U.S.-Filipino War
Led by Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipinos fought Americans for independence. Effort fails and Philippines stayed under American control until captured by Japan in 1942.